Explore the design choices and challenges behind making gRPC available on web platforms in this 39-minute conference talk by Wenbo Zhu from Google. Delve into the balancing act between reachability and solution complexity, and learn about the widespread adoption of grpc-web since its general availability in October 2018. Discover the growing ecosystem support for gRPC-Web, including Dart, Angular, Swift, and Reactive-Native. Gain insights into the roadmap for gRPC-Web and how it aims to provide a seamless development experience for creating highly-responsive web applications that interact with gRPC-based microservices and APIs. The talk covers topics such as gRPC introduction, unique aspects of web platforms, design principles, REST integration, recommended tech stack, web performance, tools, and gRPC usage within Google.